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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.
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With Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.9 H* t% e% f' R" ^$ }$ X
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
8 N8 v& o+ h3 m' kChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;
9 J6 I" y/ x* s3 B A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
( H$ P! Z- d8 |1 Z2 _. ] Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;& y1 r R" M" l( H: T# J
Immunosuppression;
2 t( O3 Q! Y( H4 \1 _+ _) F Pregnancy;
0 a+ a& m- L- y- o. q0 | Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;
4 s1 a! h; c. _ Severe obesity;% W2 _8 r) o$ S, [2 u- d
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
|7 i2 n0 x' k$ V Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.* j' s1 k) S( d1 t0 {
6 d" H+ q3 q' H# v8 q0 L"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."
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